, 1887-12-01

T'showing up ore bodies OF 'remarkable
4evcnncss and immense size. Az the
Mime when he began operations the
Hinine was merely II prospect, the means
4 tOf access were difficult, and the OBJ
4stacles to be overcome were enough to
9deter any but the NEST courageous
< firom beginning the stupendous work,
which has resulted in the developcmcnt
Of the surest and safest mining pros
poct in the district.
Finding only IL bride path, he
opened up and completed road run
ming from Summit House to Bayard,
distance of eight miles, over the top
of the divide, between Canyon and
Prospect creeks. This road connects
with the road from Thompson Falls,
Montana, to Murray, and has been OF
essential use in aifording II tirst-class
wagon route, over which machinery
and provisions have been brought into
camp. Mr.. Glidden, however, was not
satisfied that this road would be the
best auxiliary for the shipment OF ore,
and. after looking over the ground, he
employed II thorough engineer to lay
out the grade for II road to Wallace, to
bc operated in connection with the
road running thence to lluuscr June
ton, the latter road having been built
bv the Occur d' 'Aleno Railway 4 Navi-
CATION company.
The Canyon Creek railroad, which
as | write is being rapidly completed
to Bayurd, has been met 10y evary pos
sible obstacle from its very inception.
Before and after the line had been sur
veyed, impecuuious and irresponsible
persons located so.called mining claims
and ranches upon the line. The cam
yon is narrow--sO narrow that any
feasible line of railroad must take in
nearly all tie valuable space, and just
what could he grown upon the So
called branches" is still an unsolved
roblcm.
One thing, however, became appar-
ent when the line was being graded by
the contractors. Every man, with
one or two exceptions, who had
squatted down beside the creek and
erected hut amongst the stones, de-
manded blood money. Every prospect
which had been located, regardless OF
any minerals which it might or might
not contain, was OF wondrous value.
Rich as this section OF country un-
doubtedly is in the precious metals,
the values had not been apparent until
railroad was projected. To cross
any end, side, section, quarter or frac-
ton OF these claims, was to be called
upon for coin. One hundred dollars
each was small demand for the dam
age done, and where several owners
held one piece of property, the dam
ages were propOrtionately greater.
Most of these demands were known to
he fraudulent, but when the contract
ors were met by men armed with re-
volvers, they did not study the legal
aspect of the case, but desisted from
work.
Time was money and these fellows
knew it, They were also aware that
nothing would so enhance the values
of any and all classes and properties
as the railroad. They also knew that
the work done could not and would
not be abandoned, and they combined
to extort money from the man, who,
far beyond all others, was developing
their country and spending hundreds
of thousands of dollars in cash TO turn
the wilderness into a rich and prosper
Gus country.
Large sums were disbursed, simply
to save time, which was so valuable
that it was impossible to lose it in liti
CATION, and the blood suckers were
paid their demands, not because o
any rights which honest men ought
to respect, but because it was impera
tive that the road should be completed
The obstacles have been overcome, an,
the very men who expect to prosper
by the construction and completion o
the road, will ere long clamor for con
cessions to them because they are nea
the line and wish to avail themselves
of its use
In the face of all these difficulties
the road is nearly finished, and within
II few weeks trains will be runnin,
daily. Concurrently with the building
of the railroad, Mr.. Glidden has erect
ed a concentrator of one hundred ton
daily capacity, which will be ready t,
supply shipments at once.
The development OF the Tiger min
has continued, and with bushes
talent which should be admired. M,
Glidden has prepared everything q
that everything will be complete a